Lit Chick

My intorductory 6 would be: Maiden, for gentle floral. Bastet, for spiced sweetness. Dorian, for vanilla. Amsterdam for aquatic. Intrigue for the different one. Antony for teh sex.

My wedding was pre-BPAL, sad! But I think I'd wear 2/5/7 now. I always get loads of "mmmm, you smell so nice!" when I wear it, and it is such a bright and happy floral. It's like a warm garden - nothing white and powdery about it. Yes. That would be my bridal scent. Happy, fresh, rosey.

I thought this would be an insta-love for me, but it was actually a little too sweet, a bit too gentle. All the notes are there and lovely - I think it's the vanilla that makes it overly adorable on me. BPALs vanilla is something that I really want to love, and I keep trying it - but eh. So far, it's not working. I have a billion other soft little impies, so because this came late to the game it does not make the cut. Farewell, little mouse.

Grapes and violets. That's it. Two notes that do not work on my skin, and sure enough, they team up to wreak havok on my poor wrist. Actually, it's not as bad as all that. It's a darkly sweet fruity scent, really juicy. Not my thing, but I'm glad to have tried it.

An imp of this was a gift from my lovely Switch Witch. Based on the name, I thought this would be a dark, earth-type scent. How suprised was I to find that it's a golden, warm, and has the swirl of aquatics that I adore. Totally taken aback by this. It's second-skin scent that absorbs pretty quickly into my skin - it leaves me smelling fresh and clean, in the fresh outdoor air way, not soapy. A bit sweet, a bit resiny, a bit aquatic.... it's excellent.

Mmm mmmm mmmm Skin musk, florals, and spices. Sexy but not too crazy with it - I have a few BPALs that cannot be worn in polite company. This one can... it behaves enough. For me, this is a more standard perfume smelling BPAL. Not in a bad way at all. It's accessible, without being generic. The more it heats up on me, the better it gets. I am being completely seduced by this one. In the very very last gasp of the dry down, right before it dies, it reminds me of lipstick I wore (ack) 8 years ago - Mac Diva. It had a powdery little scent to it, and it was violently deeply bloody red, and it got me a lot of attention. I am happily married, but I want to put that stuff on again, with this perfume, and do some damage. Ahem. Perhaps it's for the best that I only have an imp of this....

Yes, yes YES! This was a frimp, and it had languished on my wishlist for so long that I forgot the notes. I tested this blind. Mmmm, second-skin masculine musk with a touch of coniferous forest. It's a dark, night-time, but fresh scent. Incredibly comforting, fabulous. DH will have to try this, but if not I'll be happy to wear it myself. I'm sad that I picked Snow Moon for today's blend, because I miss this already.

This is a very classic, elegant perfume that does not work on me. Like most fruits, the plum gets tangy and a little bit overripe on me. Not a winner, but glad to have tried it.

I like patchouli? Really? Man. Years of thinking I hated it... and then Greed comes along. It smells smokey, rich skin. VERY masculine. Love it on the DH, and he got compliments on it. He thinks it's only so-so... but I have a feeling with me wearing Red Devil and him wearing this, we could get into some good trouble.

Twin islands near Newfoundland, now lost, that were believed to be gateways to Hell. The scent is of wet, dark greenery, carnivorous flowers, volcanic gas, and the hot black musk of the demons and wild beasts that populated the islands. This was a frimp, and I tried it without knowing the notes at all. It's not my usual thing, but it's pretty nice. Oddly, on me it is a sunny clean scent with depth. There's a fruitiness which is probably the tropical greens, and something goes a touch soapy when I really huff away at my wrist. I'm intrigued by it. It could be a nice break from my truly clean scents, because there is that little bit something off - but off in a nice way.

Suprising! At first, the cardamom is in the front, very loud - and there is a dissonant sweetness as all the notes struggle for dominance (enraged, yes!). It all calms down quickly into a sweet but not overly foodie smell. I was worried that the cherry would go evil, or the choco caramel would make me sick - but while I can smell them they play so nicely together. It's extremely wearable. But I have gotten the odd look when I told the fam what I was wearing.

I have sniffed a lot of special blends of BPAL, but this is something else entirely. It's perfection makes me want to cry. It's amazing, it's art. It's whiskey. I do not get Scotch at all - it's smokey, yes, but not peaty. It's has that buttery richness of good Irish when it first goes on, and it's enough to makes me nearly woozy. It dries very quickly into a spicy wood smell, exactly what I hoped every other BPAL wood would be, but wasn't. It's the smell of seasoned logs flaring away in an otherwise dark room. Hot, fragant fire. I don't know why, but this is incredibly comforting to me. It's my woobie BPAL, and I love it.

Shub starts as a dark, yummy, spicy blend as everyone says.... but after an hour I am left with the same dusty book smell as Miskatonic U. And sigh, I am not a fan. Both blends smell so freaking amazing at first, then turn unpleasant. I'm sad, but this will go to swaps.

Gorgeous. Soft, sweetly musky, gentle, warm. Sadly, my skin eats it - it's gone in a flash.

It's a very nice, very traditional floral - however the violet makes it turn ugly on my skin. What I smelled initially was lovely, but violet turned it chemical. Crazy good staying power (much to my dismay).

Lemonlime candy. Like a Life Saver. I kept it one for hours, too. Candy candy candy the whole time. All of those gorgeous notes..... and the only one that I smell is the citrus. Oh, the injustice! I'm bringing out the villagers for that BOOO on aggressive lemongrass!

Pure Irish coffee, heavy on the Irish. It knocks my socks off. That is all.

Sigh. It is craft-store candle on me too. I don't often compare BPAL to potporri, but this sadly is. That said, it would make an excellent room scent, if I cannot find someone else to love it.

This blend hates me. There was something lovely going on, but a bitter note killed it all. Very odd. It's like there were 2 perfumes, one really nice, one evil. I could smell such bright cheery sparkling goodness, but something bitch-slapped me into retreat... that was the only thing that lasted through the dry-down. I will honor the imp's very clear wishes, and pass it along.

So pretty. There's a bit of grenadine in the initial wet stages. Odd, that while cherry stinks on me, candied cherry is nice! There was a post from a mom who uses this as her child's magic bedtime perfume, to calm and bring sweet dreams. I see why. I wore this to bed, and it was so soothing and gentle, and very unlike my usual sleep blends of Quietude and Snow Moon. I got the deepest sleep I've had in weeks... thanks to drifting off while wrapped in such a comforting scent.

<Homer> Mmmmmmmm....Eat Me.....drool...</Homer> I generally do not do foody, but I'm learning what works. THIS WORKS. Holy bandersnatch, this is fantastic. It's like an incredibly rich shortbread cookie with a dollop of jam. As it dries, it gets more cake-batter. It's sweet, but not sugary. I think that's the key for me. So amazingly good. But it drove both the hubby and I to eat pound cake last night.... so also dangerous.

Auuuggghhh, the disappointment. This went 100% Ivory soap on me. Wet, drying, full dry - no morph, just soap. I blame rose. Seems that I can wear blends with rose as the dominant note, but when it's there as a supporting scent - it gets angry at me and wonks out. Off to swaps with her!

This reminds me of an oil blend I wore a bit in college. Sweet and slightly spicy amber and sandalwood. It's not bad at all, just really not making a statement. It's boring me because of the association with college - but instead of friends and parties and intellectual stimulation - this smell makes me remember the hallways, desks, and all the dull bits. It's not Baghdad - it's Damen Hall between periods circa 1997.

First sniff, it's rich but not heavy. Not at all what I expected. First application - it goes very perfumey - super strong florals - but very nice. I love it. And then my skin eats it. Seriously, there was no throw, and barely even a hint of scent for 20 min. Weird. After those 20 min, I get bitter soap. Still barely there, but bleh. Given the notes in here, that's not suprising. Half are great on me, the other half ick. So, this started out fine, but my chemisty chewed it up and spit it out. Just as well. I don't feel very vengeful.

2/5/7 is the best rose blend EVER I love it madly. It's a super rose explosion, but the green notes just make it so refreshing and wearable. Get some. Get some now.